Junior Designer, Narrative

Warner Bros. Discovery

Junior Designer at Warner Bros. Discovery focusing on narrative design for engaging game experiences.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in narrative design and interactive storytelling, with a strong ability to create engaging quests and dialogue that align with established franchises. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure thematic coherence and player emotional engagement throughout game development.

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Narrative DesignInteractive StorytellingGame WritingVisual Scripting LanguagesDialogue Authoring Systems

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Hard Skills

Narrative DesignInteractive StorytellingGame WritingQuest DesignDialogue Crafting

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCollaborative Teamwork

Tools & Technologies

Unreal 5BlueprintsArticy

Industry Keywords

Wizarding WorldGame Development ProcessesCross-Culture CollaborationFantasy Literacy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, maintain and implement VO lines related to player action, engagement and choice throughout the game.
Craft compelling quests, satisfying dialogue, and rich stories that support the developer and project vision.
Champion narrative, thematic, and mechanical coherence across story and gameplay.
Ensure Wizarding World authenticity across the project.
Collaborate with writers, designers and the game director to champion story in design and provide narrative support for design elements, such as: story beat creation, game mechanics delivery, character profiles, character motivations, narrative feature design, player choices and player emotional journey as delivered through narrative during game development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in a related discipline, or adjacent field, is helpful.
A strong record of quality in writing and game design.
Previous experience in interactive storytelling, narrative design, and game writing.
Proven ability to create within an established franchise, authoring exciting new experiences that still feel authentic and tonally consistent.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with standard game-development processes and workflows.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a cross-culture and multi-time-zone team.
Possess a deep literacy in games, film, literature, and television, and a love of fantasy.
Knowledge of the Wizarding World franchise is a definite plus.
Experience in visual scripting languages like Unreal 5, Blueprints.
Experience with dialogue authoring systems like Articy.

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